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Vintage Health Product Advertising BS
Like STDs, Advertising has been a health threat ever since people started screwing each other. But the ads that our parents, grandparents, and their parents were subjected to, were a whole other order of magnitude of threatening to their health.
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These States Allow Religious Exemption for Killing Children
Freedom of Religion is an amazing thing. Throughout history, wherever it has been the law of the land, culture has flourished and people have prospered. But there have always been points at which a belief in the supernatural comes into
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The Embarrassing Fact About Homeopathy Supporters
Have you ever had a conversation with someone that was so intellectually painful you got an actual headache? I’m not being cute, I’m not speaking figuratively; I mean a literal headache of the kind that requires aspirin or caffeine or
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The BS of Emotional Support Animals
In the past few years, a saying has been going around –attributed sometimes to Plato– to the effect of: “Everyone you see is going through their own struggle, so be kind”. However, some people’s struggle seems to be with a
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This Presidential Candidate thinks WiFi Harms Children
Bullshido tends to stay away from politics, as an editorial policy. We prefer to stick to subjects that are matters of fact, and highlight the people who are twisting, omitting, or denying those facts. But when you have a political
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3 Health Foods that are Making You Fat
Does it feel like you’re working out and eating right and still making no progress? You might be sabotaging yourself with pseudo-health foods like these: 1. Smoothies Everyone loves smoothies, right? Well no, not diabetics and people trying to gain lean
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“Traditional” Chinese Medicine Claims Another Victim
One Guy: Seven Cups? A MAN has been left with seven holes on his back after undergoing cupping therapy that went horribly wrong. If it wasn’t bad enough that rhinos are being driven to extinction to grind their horns –which
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Your Training Mask is BS
We get it, you want to look like Bane. You want everyone else at the gym to think to themselves “gee, that guy’s training so much harder than me”. Or maybe you just want to simulate the conditions of training
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Getting Hit in the Head Increases Suicide Risk
It’s almost as if, getting kicked and punched is bad for you. There has been much ado in the media about traumatic brain injuries, especially with regards to professional football players. Canadian researchers recently published a study in which they demonstrated
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